You fell that day.

Beyond reach of any magic.

Save this.

They're wrong about what Erised is capable of. How can anyone know for certain?

I can. I know.

It shows my greatest desire...and fulfills it.

To be with you. And I am. Images only, true, but memory fills in the rest. Your mouth moves, and I hear your voice; you raise your hand, and I feel my shoulder warm.

What more *could* I desire?

They took you away. A suffering month, for Erised's magic is arcane, but I found the spells. A simple hand glass, and you return.